Machinability aspects of new Al-Cu alloys intended for automotive castings

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 210, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1754-1766

  Elgallad, E M ^a   Samuel, F H ^a,b   Samuel, A M ^a   Doty, H W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Metal Casting Technology Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Al Cu alloys; Drilling; Free cutting elements; Machinability; Tapping

Indexed keywords

AL-CU ALLOYS; AUTOMOTIVE CASTINGS; BASE ALLOYS; BUILT UP EDGE; CASTING ALLOY; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CUTTING ELEMENT; CUTTING FORCES; DRILL BREAKAGE; DRILL WEAR; DRILLING FORCES; DRILLING PROCESS; FREE-CUTTING ELEMENTS; IN-CHIP; MACHINABILITY TESTS; MACHINING PERFORMANCE; MG ALLOY; NEW ALLOYS; TAPPING PROCESS; TOOL BREAKAGE; TOOL LIFE;

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; CASTING; DRILLS; MACHINING; TIN; TIN ALLOYS; ZIRCONIUM;

COPPER ALLOYS;

EID: 77955467523     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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